SEATTLE, Wash. - With last week’s ousting of manager John McLaren, the Seattle Mariners have named Jim Riggleman (Class of 1974) as the club’s manager for the remainder of the 2008 season according to Vice President & General Manager of Baseball Operations Lee Pelekoudas.

Riggleman, who was the bench coach at the beginning of the season, is the 13th full-time manager in Mariners history.

Riggleman, 55, has extensive Major League experience. He was the manager of the Chicago Cubs from 1995-1999, including winning the NL Wild Card in 1998 with a 90-73 record. Riggleman began his managerial career with the San Diego Padres, taking over for the final 12 games of the 1992 season and managing the club in 1993 and 1994.

Overall, he has managed over 1,000 games in the Majors, compiling a career mark of 486-598 (.448). Riggleman also has nine seasons of Minor League managerial experience (1982-1992) during which he had a 558-554 (.502) career mark.

Prior to the Mariners, Riggleman’s most recent stint in the Major League’s (2005-2007), was spent as the St. Louis Cardinals Minor League field coordinator, overseeing instruction at all levels of the Cardinals Minor League system.

Riggleman, who was drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the fourth round in 1974 June draft, earned his bachelors degree in physical education from Frostburg State in 1974 where he played basketball and baseball.

He was selected as an NAIA All-American in 1974 after helping the Bobcats to a 25-12 overall record. That year, FSU was an NAIA District Tournament qualifier and finished the season ranked 13th in the country.

A member of the Frostburg State University Athletic Hall of Fame, Riggleman holds several Frostburg State single-game records including home runs (3), RBIs (8) and total bases (12).